Research in Neurobiology

Recommended Prerequisites

Graduation in Health Sciences or related subject; students should have acquired general knowledge about the molecular composition and function of cellular organelles, as well as the function of cells of the central and peripheral nervous system. Students should also have basic knowledge of cellular metabolism and remind the processes of inter-and intracellular signaling. 

Teaching Methods

The courses attended by students are, typically, offered under the format of scientific seminars, lectured by nationally and internationally recognized specialists.

Learning Outcomes

With this CU the student should acquire skills and highly differentiated knowledge and expertise, through exposure to advanced concepts and the latest and advanced techniques used in research in neurobiology and neurosciences, from the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with the neurological diseases and neurodegenerative disorders. Students which select the branch of specialization in Neurobiology must have to perform this CU, by attending advanced courses offered within the postgraduate programs of UC, or other IES, which focus on topics related to the latest advances in the area of chronic neurodegenerative diseases and mental and cerebral ischemia affecting the central and peripheral nervous system. Importantly, these diseases are very common in adult and elderly Portuguese community.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Within the scope of this curricular unit, students should attend advanced courses that fit their scientific and technical objectives, and that address themes which fit within the scope of the Neurobiology specialization branch. The course is intended to promote the understanding of molecular, biochemical and cellular mechanisms operating in these devastating diseases and their correlation with clinical outcomes and modifications. Furthermore, the course will cover novel detection methods and therapies that are under development or under clinical trials. Clinical, brain imaging and selective neuropathological aspects of these disorders will be discussed by experienced neurologists or psychiatrists.

Head Lecturer(s)

Cláudia Maria Fragão Pereira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Presentation of scientific papers : 25.0%
Project: 25.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

Artigos científicos publicados em revistas internacionais da especialidade com revisão por pares.

 Scientific papers published in international scientific  journals with peer-review.